Assessment of ELLs Test Procedures

Why must Listening and Reading be administered before Speaking and Writing?

• Listening and Reading are the only domains that can be administered to a group.

• Students acquire Listening skills first.

• The Speaking and Writing tests contain questions about topics already introduced in the Listening and Reading domains.

• Students’ placement in the Speaking and Writing domains depends on their performance in Listening and Reading.

What are the tiers of the Speaking domain?

• Tier Pre-A, Tier A, and Tier B/C

• Tier A, Tier C

• Tier A, Tier B, and Tier C

• Tier A and Tier B/C

A completed Writing Test Booklet is ready to be sent back for scoring but does not have a Pre-ID label on it. What should you do?

• Handwrite the student’s name and ID on the booklet and return it.

• Transcribe the student’s responses into a new booklet with the Pre-ID label on it.

• Use a Do Not Process label and send it back.

• Apply a District/School label and complete the student’s demographic information on the front and back covers.

Why are accessibility features included in ACCESS for ELLs?

• To minimize barriers for all students to demonstrate their abilities in English

• To provide students with an advantage in answering test questions

• To shorten the test administration time

• To meet state and federal requirements

When scheduling the Listening and Reading domains, which students may take the test together?

• Only students in the same tier (English proficiency level)

• Students in any grade-level cluster and tier

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  Students without an accommodation

• Only students in the same grade

What is unique about the Grades 1-3 Writing domain?

• It requires the Test Administrator to play a CD with audio.

• Students see the prompts on the screen and respond on paper.

• All students will always handwrite their responses in a booklet.

• It is always administered one-on-one.

Which action is a breach of test security?

• Circulating the room and actively monitoring the students

• Rephrasing and explaining the domain directions

• Allowing students to bring smartphones into the testing session

• Encouraging students to speak louder and do their best

What is the recommended maximum number of students to put in a Speaking test session with a single Test Administrator?

• Twenty-Two

• Ten

• Five

• One

What is the purpose of a Test Ticket?

• To check students out of a test session

• To give students instructions for taking the test

• To provide a student with their login credentials

• To show all the students scheduled in a test session

What is the WIDA Assessment Management System (WIDA AMS)?

• The online interface for administrative functions associated with ACCESS for ELLs

• The website for the training course for ACCESS Online

• The online test platform where students will take ACCESS Online

• The website where all information about ACCESS Online is shared with the public